Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Faculty and Staff
Jochen Lauterbach
| Title: | Professor and Smartstate Endowed Chair for Strategic Approaches to the Generation
of Electricity (SAGE) |
| Department: | Chemical Engineering Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing |
| Email: | lauteraj@cec.sc.edu |
| Phone: | 803-777-7904 |
| Office: |
Horizon 1 |
| Resources: | My CV Strategic Approaches to the Generation of Electricity |
Education
- Dr. rer. nat. in Physical, Free University of Berlin, 1994
- Diploma in Technical Physics, University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1992
Research
Professor Lauterbach's research interests are in the area of heterogeneous catalysis and nanoparticle synthesis, as applied to environmental processes and hydrogen generation for fuel cells. The group employs advanced spectroscopic techniques to gain insight into molecular level processes on catalysts. We also develop and employ high-throughput screening methodologies for rapid discovery and optimization of catalyst formulations.
Professor Lauterbach is also the Director of the South Carolina Center of Economic Excellence in Strategic Approaches to the Generation of Electricity (SAGE). Coal will remain an important factor in affordable electricity production in the foreseeable future. This center focuses on novel materials for three key problems with coal power plant emissions: CO2 capture and utilization, mercury removal from flue gas, and analysis of coal before combustion. Research in the Center also includes other alternatives to the traditional coal power plant, such as fuel cell technology coupled with coal combustion, co-firing of biomass, etc.
Selected Publications
- Prasertpong, T. Onsree, N. Khuenkaeo, N. Tippayawong, and J. Lauterbach, “Exposing and understanding synergistic effects in co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste via machine learning”, Bioresource Technology, 369, 128419, 2023.
- Shikhaliyev, A. Jaeschke, T. Onsree, S.M. Ghoreishian, A. Katz, A. Gaffney, J.M. Urban-Klaehn, and J. Lauterbach “Catalytic Cracking of Polypropylene Glycol using H-ZSM-5”, Applied Catalysis B, 337, 122991, 2023.
- Jayarathna, T. Onsree, S. Drummond, J. Naglic, and Jochen Lauterbach, “Experimental Discovery of Novel Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts via Active Learning”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, 3046, 2024.
- Naglic, S. Stofik, R. Javaid, and J. Lauterbach, “Catalytic Decomposition of Tritiated Ammonia as a By-Product of Magnetically Confined Nuclear Fusion”, Fusion Engineering and Design, 207, 114642, 2024.
- Shariati, A. Mehrani, M. Kelley, and J. Lauterbach, “Ethylene epoxidation over shape-selective silver-based catalysts”, Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 697, 120200, 2025.